Hinge for water closet seats and covers



Sept. 29, 1931. w. A; HENN HINGE FOR WATER CLOSET SEATS AND COVERS Filed Nov. I 28, 1928 ila m an 12,

Patented Sept. 29, 1931 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS HENN, OF EVANSVILLE, INDIZLNA, ASSIGNOR TO PEERLESS TAN K AND SEAT WORKS, INC., OF EVANSVILLE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA HINGE FOR, WATER CLOSET SEATS ANT) COVERS Application filed November 28, 1928. Serial No. 322,427.

The object of this invention is the pro- Vision of an improved hinge or joint formounting a water closet seat and its cover in a strong and durable manner with the hinging parts concealed, except the posts or pillars that connect the seat and cover to the bowl, thereby providing a neat joint and doing away with exposed metal parts which become unsightly from corrosion unless frequently cleaned and polished.

My improvement-s also afford a compact hinge enabling the cover to closely fit the seat.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a seat and cover according to my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation; V

Fig. 4 is an enlarged rear elevation with parts of the seat and hinge in section;

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of the hinge part of the cover, showing the hinge rod hole and one of the ferrules or bushings;

Fig. 6 is a detail rear elevation, broken away, showing the hinge part of the cover without the ferrules; and

Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the posts or pillars.

The seat appears at 1 and the cover is shown My cover 2 differs from those heretofore known to the art in that it is provided at its rear end with a centrally located integral angle hinge member 3 which depends for the purpose of being hinged to the seat 1.

The depending hinge member 3 is arranged at right angles to the plane of the cover 2. The said covers 2 are usually formed of wood but may be of diiferent material; the depending angle hinge member 3 is either integral with the cover 2 or, in effect, constitutes a part thereof even though it be separately made and attached to the cover, the purpose being to have this member 3 rigid in relation to the cover 2 and carried by the latter. The angle hinge member 3 has a transverse bore 4 and it is provided at its ends with annular channels or grooves arranged concentrically to the bore 4, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. Annular bushings or thimbles or ferrules 6 as shown in Fig. 4, are driven into the grooves 5, the purpose of these thimbles or bushings being to reinforce the material of which the angle hinge 3 is made so that it will not break out or crack or split, due to any strain to which the cover 3 may be subjected whenarranged as shown in Fig. t.

The seat 1 has holes 7 which may be formed by drilling inwardly from the outside of the seat, or otherwise made. If drilled as indicated, putty, or other suitable filler 8 may be inserted in the outer parts of the holes and the finish of the seat will then cover up the puttied outer ends of the holes. Other means could be used for this purpose. In fact, the holes 7 may be drilled in the opposite direction and'left blind at their outer ends, in which event no putty 8 would be needed; I

The rear end of the seat 1 is provided with a, large notch 9 which is slightly wider than the width of the angle hinge member 3, said notch 9 receiving the member 3. Countersinks lO'are provided for the hinging pillars, as best shown in Figs. 3, t, and 7 so that the upper ends of these posts will be con cealed.

The rod which serves as a hinge pintle appears at 11, said rod extending freely through the bore 1 and has its ends received in the openings or holes 7.

The pillars or posts by which the cover and its seat are connected to the bowl, are shown in detail in Fig. 7 These pillars or posts 12 have the usual screw threaded parts and nuts 13 to connect with the bowl. The upper ends of the pillars or posts are provided with eyes 14 through which the pintle 7 passes. The eyes 14 are located in the countersinks 10 so that they are invisible and also protected. One or both of the eyes 1 1 has a set screw 15 to engage the pintle 7, the purpose being to prevent the lateral slippage of the pintle or relative lateral displacement of the parts and to keep the pintle from turning.

It will be understood that the notch 9 is suiiiciently deep from front to rear to accommodate the lower part of the angle hinge 3 when the cover 2 is raised.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. The combination with a water closet seat having a notch in its rear part and lateral holes flanking said notch, of a cover for said seat, said cover being provided with a depending angle hinge member received in said notch, posts for connecting the seat and cover to the bowl, said posts having'their upper ends housed and concealed by the seat and lying immediately adjacent and flanking the angle hinge member, and a pintle Whose ends are entered in the aforesaid holes, said pintle extending through and being secured to the upper ends of the posts and passing loosely through the depending angle hinge member aforesaid to permit the cover 1 to turn on said pintle While said pintle is held by said post s.

2. The combination With a ater closet seat having a notch in its rear part, of a Cover for said seat, said cover being provided With a depending angle hinge member received in said notch, posts foriconnecting the seat and cover to thebowl, said posts having their 'upper ends housed and concealed by the seats and lying immediately acent and flanking the angle hinge member, and apintle rigidly vsecured by said posts and haying its intermediate part extending lo'osely through the dey pending angle hinge member aforesaid to permit the .cover to turn on saidpintle, and

ferrules or thimbles countersunk in the ends of said depending angle hinge member adjacent the posts and in concentric relationship to the pintle aforesaid, said ferrules preventing breaking or cracking of the depending anglehin'ge member. v

Intestiinony whereof I afiix my signature.

VVIIJLIAM AUGUSTUS HENN. 

